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Citation: This was copied from the wwww.EasyFreeWebCam.com help file


Welcome
Thank you for using EasyFreeWebCam from UK Software.

Easy Free Web Cam requires Microsoft DirectX 8.1 or higher. If you don't have it, then get it for free from http://www.microsoft.com/directx.

Easy Free Web Cam works with any DirectX - compliant device. That means, if a camera has Windows drivers, it works with VideoCapX.

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EasyFreeWebCam is a fully featured web cam with a great looking interface that works 'Out of the box'.

With its superb 'Live Video feed' feature and the 'motion detection' feature you will never need to use any other cam software.

You can have 'email alerts' sent to you when motion is detected, upload to any ftp server or just use our FREE web space.

It's very easy to use and set-up but if you need more, then just explore the advanced settings for image manipulation etc.

You can alter the uploaded HTML page or the web cam 'Gallery' feature and choose how many images to archive for online viewing.

It even works with a WAP enabled mobile phone or a PDA for remote viewing. Pop up windows show you 'Whos Watching you' when using the server feature.

At the end of the day you can use the 'slide show' feature to preview the day's activities on your own computer. This truly is a great piece of software and best of all - it's FREE.

Click here to see what your web page might look like when uploaded.


What the web page will look like
This is an example screen of what your up loaded web cam will look like to visitors of your page.


Whats new
Version 3.1.7, Finally fixed the annoyance with applications losing focus when EasyFreeWebCam was minimized and uploading at the same time (it was a directX problem). Made some other minor updates.

Version 3.1.6, various small alterations and fixes. Altered the gallery upload/rename feature a little to help a few users who's FTP servers seem to be causing them problems. Fixed an issue where the live server link disappeared when streaming was on (i.e. the upload frequency was set less than every 1 minute).

Version 3.1.5, Fixed a major problem with the DONT upload time settings not working for certain locales. Tidied up some minor settings.

Version 3.1.4, Added SMTP authentication and POP before SEND features to the email out on Motion Detection routine. Some ISP`s require these features before mail can be sent through them.

Version 3.1.3, fixed a couple of advert issues.. Added the compensation factor setting to for fine tuning of the Live Video feed ( in the Server tab of easy free web cam ).

Version 3.1.2, Fixed a problem with a pop up message coming up during normal running which said 'VIDEOC-1 Error during capture, error code=000000'. Added more tutorials.

Version 3.1.1, Altered the live preview window POP UP to stay alive a little longer. The problem seemed to be due to busy periods when data transfer was very slow on the Internet, the live preview would assume the feed had ended. Fixed a couple of minor bugs too.

Version 3.1.0, beta trials finished, final upload as 3.1.0... Fixed a little problem with the detection routine when a new capture device is found. Also, from now on, you will be able to open as many Live Video Feed windows as you wish (so long as the uploader has version 3.1.0 or higher).

Version 3.0.3, Updated video component, added more tutorials and updated remote camera switching. Added a scanning feature; if you have more than ONE capture device available then you can automatically scan between your capture devices every x amount of seconds.

Version 3.0.1 - 3.0.2, Added tutorials in to this help file and online. Added remote camera switching option to the uploaded HTML page. You can now switch between your cameras anywhere in the world.

Version 3.0.0 - Major update - Added LOTS of new features. You can now record the live video feed to an AVI file, either manually or on motion detection. Now works using DirectX 8.1 or higher which gives much greater image quality and support for MORE capture devices. You can now switch between multiple devices (buttons on live preview screen) on the fly. Lots of features have been added to the advanced settings window, take a look. Added a new sponsor during the install routine (this is how we support our FREE software). Various other bug fixes.

Version 2.9.6, Added support for the CM17A firecracker home control interface (for X10 use). Fixed a small problem with the ads showing incorrectly. Added a new feature in the X10 section to trigger a device (or all devices) just before capture (e.g. turn a light on) and then after capture, turn the device OFF again. Added feature relating to the triggers, to allow triggers to work during a certain time frame only (e..g don`t trigger during daylight hours etc). Added the ability to play a .wav file when motion is detected (assuming you have motion detection turned on), the default noise is a barking dog.

Version 2.9.5, Altered the capture routine to lower the instances of Unable to capture messages due to the server being in use.. It now tries 3 times to capture before alerting you but the alters don`t need intervention. Added more music and made a couple more bug fixes.

Version 2.9.4, Fixed a problem with adding your own Midi file to the uploaded html page. Fixed a problem with the gallery images not going to the correct size when choosing a big size.

Version 2.9.3, Altered the Live Video Feed capture routine to stop the very rare case of the image being corrupt even though the normal uploaded image was okay. Made a few other minor changes. Added option to alter image compression value for the Live Video Feed image.

Version 2.9.2, Fixed the problem with the upload routine failing after a few hours running (when in streaming mode). Added the ability to change the background color of the banner which is pasted on to the uploaded image. Added the ability to add midi music to your uploaded HTML page, choose from our default music or your own midi file.

Version 2.9.1, Updated the FTP engine to a new version with much better error reporting. Improved this help file to work much better with the EasyFreeWebCam interface.

Version 2.9.0, Added a great new messaging system (to the user, YOU, not between people).. Also added a lot more accurate error reporting with clearer messages about what went wrong. Improved both the sign up routines and the Wizard routines to improve the reports and info given back.

Version 2.8.9, Added a built in 'StartPage' for people who know their IP or have an IP redirecting service and wish to connect directly to the EasyFreeWebCam start page - from there you can view your live cam and control any X10 devices. This eliminates the need for the uploaded HTML page. Altered the border code that sits around the uploaded image on the uploaded HTML page to look better and download faster.

Version 2.8.8, added support for HomeControl X10 device control over the internet and via the EasyFreeWebCam interface. You can now log in to your server (EasyFreeWebCam) and control up to 16 X10 device already installed in your home. You`ll see a new tab called X10. Just set up your devices in there and then you`ll get a new link on your uploaded HTML page to connect to the control panel. Tidied up the interface and added a new about window (right click task-bar icon).

Version 2.8.7, Added support for a range of BOLT ON's (or plug ins or add ons etc.) for EasyFreeWebCam. Keep an eye out for remote admin tools etc.. Also added a new feature for the server so that you can choose to use your internal or external IP Address if you are using a proxy server. (Proxy servers mask your real IP with their which means the server won`t work unless you know your REAL ip address).

Version 2.8.6, fixed a problem with the upload routine failing if you are using our FREE space and wish to turn off the uploaded html page feature. Also fixed a problem with the stealth mode feature. Added the functionality of Stealth Mode staying stealth even if EasyFreeWebCam is forcefully closed down and re started. Added the ability to set the LOCAL port for the server feature. This is useful if you have more than ONE computer on your network wishing to use EasyFreeWebCam`s server feature. This is also useful if you can`t use the default port 80 for some reason (this is in the advanced settings area).

Version 2.8.502, (minor update), added Right Click menu to the 'Whos Watching You' list (relating to the server feature) so that you can lookup/trace the watching IP addresses. Altered the EXIT stealth mode feature so that you cant see the typed in password. Fixed a small bug with the seasonal effects feature.

Version 2.8.501 (minor update), added 'seasonal; effects to the uploaded web page (optional).. Fixed a problem with the upload routine that sent a SPACE BAR key command to anything that was running. Changed the server a little for performance reasons. For those who were missing the chat feature, added a CHAT link to the uploaded HTML page.

Version 2.8.5, Fixed a problem with the deformation preview window (where you preview your chosen image effect). Improved the look of the uploaded HTML page for the web cam. New feature, Stealth Mode, you can now completely hide EasyFreeWebCam and make it look like it's not running (with password protection!). Finally fixed a problem with the un install routine leaving an entry for EasyFreeWebCam in the Internet Explorer toolbar.

Version 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, Added a great new feature, live web streaming. This is different to the streaming mode that was already built in, this new mode serves the image straight from your computer to the viewer, avoiding FTP uploading etc. You'll find a link to your LIVE cam on the HTML page that gets uploaded when you do an FTP upload (Capture and Upload). We have also set up a FREE URL service so that people with LONG boring URLs to their web cam - can now sign up and get an easy to remember URL like cam.LookItsMe.com/username and it will simply redirect to the long boring URL. (go in to Advanced settings from the main interface to use this feature). We will improve these new features as we get feedback from real users (instead of beta testers). Removed the chat feature completely, nobody ever (or hardly ever) used it.

Version 2.8.2, Completely re vamped the FREE SPACE upload routine to eliminate most errors with it. The routine is running well now with a faster upload and no errors. Added a FREE Gallery Feature for both Free web space users and FTP users, paid users can have up to 40 images, free users can get 4. Altered the free space sign up routine too to improve it and avoid problems during sign up. ADD NEW FEATURE, maximise web cam window, you can now make the preview window FULL SCREEN if you wish to see a big screen view of your web cam (Use RIGHT click menu for options). Fixed a problem with the disconnect feature (if dial up was instegated by EasyFreeWebCam), you can now choose whether or NOT to disconnect from the Internet after the image has been uploaded.

Version 2.8.1, Improved the dial up features for dial up users. Easy Free Web Cam will not persisitently try to dial up to the Internet for as many minutes as you tell it to (in the Xtras tab). Even if your connection fails, Easy Free Web Cam will force another connection attempt until it times out. Also added a better disconnection routine, if you choose to disconnect when finished uploading.

Version 2.8.0

Added a great new feature, web cam gallery. Basically you now have another HTML page on the internet which can show UP TO the last 40 images which have been up loaded (this is customizable from 4 images up to 40). Also fixed a major problem with the compression factor of the up loaded image, it`s now working fine. Finally altered the force a connection routine for dial up users who kept getting a 'Winsock is blocking communications' message. Read the Trouble shooting section (of help file) for more info.

Version 2.7.1 to 2.7.2, Added an advanced users section (components mentioned separately). Moved image archiving option in to Advanced users section, added an option to change the filename of the up loaded image also in to advanced users section. Added TEN (10) image effects in to the advanced settings window, from Blur effect to a great looking Negative effect. Added Brightness and Contrast settings to the advanced settings for the main up loaded image.

Version 2.7.0, Changed the capture icon back to normal (didn't go down well). Fixed the motion detection problem which caused some people's web cam's to up load continually. Changed the rename on server (use temp file) feature to turn back on with each up load.

Version 2.6.8, Removed SOME of the restrictions with using the FREE Version in place for adding a New.net component in to the installer. It`s a good tradeoff I`m sure you`ll agree. Also altered the closing connection routine so that people know what's going on when the program looks as though it`s frozen. The maximum wait time has been reduced to 20 seconds to avoid confusion.

Version 2.6.6, Altered the up and down buttons on the upload freq and warm up delays to make them more logical. Added the facility to CLOSE down the main AOL window that appears after EasyFreeWebCam has disconnected from the Internet after an upload (only if EasyFreeWebCam instigated the connection in the first place). Removed the minimize button and changed the behavior of the CLOSE 'X' button to minimize to the tray instead. This seems to be the norm these days for programs that mainly run as a service.

Version 2.6.4 to 2.6.5. Added a new logging feature for trouble shooting. Sorted out a couple of bugs with the upload routine.

Version 2.6.3, EasyFreeWebCam can now stream (or virtually stream) images on the web page. Once you set the upload frequency BELOW 1 minute e.g. 30 seconds, it will auto enable the streaming mode. You can upload as fast as every 5 seconds.

Version 2.6.2, Fixed a security issue with EasyFreeWebCam. Also added a safety measure for IF your FTP server doesn't allow file renaming. If you have been getting an error saying 'Error during rename of temp file' then this will now be resolved in this release. Easy free web cam NO LONGER uses the clipboard at all, we are now using a new video component for capture. Motion detection added too.

Version 2.5.9 to 2.6.1. Various additions and alterations incl restoration of clipboard contents during capture and upload.

Version 2.5.8, Our new address has been updated in the software. Also fixed a problem with EasyFreeWebCam staying resident in memory even after it should have quit.

Version 2.5.7 Added a new FTP engine which now fully supports Passive FTP connections. If you are behind a firewall or NAT then you will need to use Passive mode (which is enabled as default now).

Version 2.5.3 to 2.5.6, Added a few minor features. Updated this help file a lot to include more info about Firewalls and Proxy servers. Removed the annoying ad banners that were placed on the desktop. Added a great new Proxy setup wizard.

Version 2.5.1 to 2.5.2, Fixed an issue with multiple instances of the software loading with windows. Also fixed an issue with the window now loading in the right place when Windows starts. Finally made this software compatible with Multiple monitors (Windows 98SE onwards feature). The web cam now stores the last 100 images it has taken for you to view as a slide show (or manually if you wish).

Version 2.5.0, Great new version, added a new video capture component which works no matter what. The old component didn't update the image if the window was minimised or the screen saver was active etc.. The new component will work with the screen saver running, if the window is hidden etc.. This version now lets you type in up to 19 characters of text that you wish to appear stamped in to your image when it is saved or uploaded. Also changed the task bar icon for EasyFreeWebCam to a colourful yellow icon. This version will now check over the Internet to see whether there is an update available for your software.

Version 2.4.6 to 2.4.9, Fixed a problem with the chat windows. Added the ability to recieve messages from your uploaded web page (free space only) to your EasyFreeWebCam interface. Altered a few other bugs and features.

Version 2.4.5, Added a new chat window to the main interface. You can now communicate in real time with people who are viewing your or other EasyFreeWebCam pages.

Version 2.3.3 to 2.4.4, Fixed a few uploading issues with the camera, added a chat board to all web pages and altered a few other minor settings.

Version 2.3.25, Added the option for registered users to completely remove the banner which is printed on to the uploaded image saying uploaded xx on xx etc.. Also changed the banner on the main page a little.

Versions 2.3.20 to 2.3.24, Changed the version settings now, the last digit is a VERY MINOR version change and means only the odd item may have been changed. Changes in this version: You can now go DOWN a directory after initial login to FTP server which did cause problems before. E.g. upload directory: ../../users, this would go down TWO directories and then go in to the users directory.

Version 2.3.0, Updated the HTML page that gets uploaded to the web space with a fresh new look.

Version 2.2.8 to 2.2.9, Fixed a problem with the uploading to directories. Fixed a couple of other bugs too.

Version 2.2.7

We are slowly introducing new adverts into EasyFreeWebCam. Registered users will NOT be affected by these changes.

Version 2.2.6

The advertisements have temporarily been removed due to conducent closing down it`s operations. We are looking to integrate a new advertisement provider very shortly. Registered users will not be affected by these changes.

Version 2.2.5

Fixed a problem with the upload/capture settings when uploading/capturing every * seconds. Unless the cam was allowed to upload, the seconds option did not work. This has now been fixed. Added a warm up setting to allow time for your camera to initialize.

Version 2.2.4

Fixed a problem with the unlocking routine. The software kept telling people that their code was wrong, even when they hadn`t unlocked the software.

Version 2.2.3

Updated help file to show WAP features. Added brightness and size controls for the WAP image.

Version 2.2.1 - 2.2.2

Added a brand new image manipulation component to the software which stops the apparent memory leak that occurred before. EasyFreeWebCam now runs at about 17MB memory usage. Added the ability to purchase a license and remove ALL advertising from EasyFreeWebCam (including the ads in the web page that gets uploaded). Also added a new feature that is still in beta stage; WAP image support. If you have a WAP enabled mobile telephone, you may be able to watch your web cam using your mobile phone. Your web space will need to support WAP images and pages though and at this time, not all do. The instructions will be updated when this is brought out of BETA.

Version 2.2.0

This software now fully supports Windows NT4 and 2000, along with Windows 98 and ME. Windows 95 support is still un checked.

You can now select different video capture devices from the new option/drop down list in the 'Capture Device' tab.

The counter option has now been removed as it was very rarely used.


How to remove the adverts
As you may be aware, Easy Free Web Cam is supported by advertising. The advertising includes the banners that you see on the main interface just at the bottom, the advertisements that you see on the uploaded  html page, also at the bottom and the banner that appears in the uploaded image. This banner alternates between 'Visit www.uk-software.com' and the 'uploaded xx on xx' banner.

If you wish to REMOVE the above banners completely, then you may purchase a license from UK Software which mean instead of us getting exposure or revenue from adverts, you pay only $19.99 and don't show any more adverts at all. You can however choose to keep the little banner that is printed on to the uploaded image to show the users when your image was uploaded, the 'visit www.uk-software.com' banner will no longer show though.


Very Affordable web hosting
UK Software have managed to secure some very affordable web hosting just for EasyFreeWebCam users.

Just go along to http://www.qualitywebspace.co.uk and buy some space for only $1.99 or £1.25 per month with CGI access and lots more (prices correct at time of publishing this file).


Add music to your web page
You can add midi music to your Uploaded HTML file very easily using EasyFreeWebCam.

First of all go to the 'Xtras' tab and then click on the top button to go in to Advanced settings.

In there, locate the 'Gallery' tab and look to the bottom of that tab.

You will see a drop down list of our default midi files or below that you can enter a URL of your own midi file.

When you have finished, do a Capture and Upload and then view your web cam page, you should hear music!


Add some text to the uploaded image
You can add some of your own text to the uploaded image (or saved image if not uploading). Note in the FREE version the software WILL NOT remember you alterations. In the licensed version it will remember everything you do.

On the 'Capture' tab, you`ll see in the top right of the image/preview, a text box. Just click on the box and then enter whatever text you wish to appear next to the uploaded date/time on the uploaded image.


Alter the camera warm up time
The Capture delay warm up time is only used when you DONT have video preview turned on.

Some cameras when first initialized take a few seconds to set up and balance out, this is visible in the preview window, usually the image gets brighter and brighter until it`s at a good level for viewing.

You should time how long it takes for your camera to settle down/warm up and then set the warm up time to this setting (in seconds).


Alter the image size for upload or quality
If you want to increase the quality of the image on the Internet, then you need to REDUCE the image compression number. Go in to Advanced settings, then locate the Misc Settings tab and then choose a value between 0 and 95. NOTE: The lower the number, the larger the image file and upload time.

To reduce the quality and speed the upload time, just do choose a higher number.


Auto dial to the Internet when uploading
You can set this software to auto dial to the Internet (so long as you have DUN configured properly) whenever it`s uplloading a new image.

Just go in to 'Xtras' and then enable the check box that says 'Dial up to the Internet if not connected'


Change compression value of Live Video Feed image
You can set the compression value of the Live Video Feed image to a value between 10 and 90%.

To do this, go to the 'Xtras' tab in the Main interface and then select the option at the top saying 'Click here for advanced settings....etc...'

In the new window, you will see the option to change the compression value of the Live Video Feed image.

The higher you set this value, the faster the image will stream, but you will lose image quality.

The lower you set this value, the slower the image will stream but the higher the quality will be.

We recommend a value of 60% for this setting.


Change or choose the video size and format
To choose a different video size or format, just click on the Set video size and format button in the Capture tab.


Change the Refresh rate of the HTML page
You can change how often the HTML page that EasyFreeWebCam upload's gets updated. Just go in to the 'Web' tab and then look at the bottom of that tab. You can type in (in seconds) the rate at which you want the page to refresh.


Change the title of the web cam HTML page
You can change the text the text at the top of the HTML page that uploads with your web cam to whatever you like.

Just go in to the 'Web' tab in Easy Free Web Cam and enter the title there. Now capture and upload a new image and view the page. You will also notice that the status bar scrolls the title too.


Change the upload or capture frequency
You can select how often your image is uploaded in the capture tab.

The frequency display can show the frequency in either 'seconds' or 'minutes' and the current state will be shown to the right of the text box showing the frequency.  e.g.  Capture and Upload every [10] seconds          or   Capture and upload every [10] minutes.

At the bottom of the window, you will see a 'Capture and upload every ? minutes' (or seconds) option. Just click on the UP or DOWN buttons until the required frequency is shown in the window.

If you want to change from seconds to minutes, just keep hold of the up arrow next to the text box until the text at the right shows 'minutes'

If you want to change from minutes to seconds, just keep hold of the down arrow next to the text box until the text at the right shows 'seconds'


Choose the video capture device
If you have more than one capture device attached to your computer, then you may choose between the installed devices by doing the following.

Click on the 'Capture Device' tab from the main window. Now from the drop down list, select the device that you wish to use.

Upon completion, you should hear a camera sound and then the picture will change to the new camera.

If you don`t see your device in the list, then you probably don`t have the correct drivers installed, or the camera is not compatible with this software.

You can also directly switch between capture devices by using the buttons at the bottom of the preview window (by default the are called  cam 1, cam 2 etc..  Five cameras are support by this direct method.


Email notification on Motion Detection
Easy Free Web Cam can email you (or anybody you like) when motion is detected.

Read about normal motion detection here

To set up the email feature, go in to the Advanced settings area and then click on the Motion Detection tab.

In there, you should enter a list of recipients (separated by commas) or just a single address if you like.

Also enter your ISP`s SMTP server address which usually looks something like  mail.myisp.com or smtp.myisp.com

Enter your email address so that the email shows Who it`s from.

If your ISP requires you to use authentication when sending an email, then click on the button that says 'My SMTP server requires Authentication OR I need to POP before sending email'

You will be asked to enter your authentication details. See below about the POP before Send option

POP before send option

Some ISP`s require you to connect to your incoming POP3 server before you can send an email. If yours does or you are having problems sending emails via EasyFreeWebCam then follow the procedure above for authentication but enter you POP3 server details AS WELL as your authentication details.


Firewalls and EasyFreeWebCam
EasyFreeWebCam will work with your firewall but you may need to tell you're firewall about EasyFreeWebCam

If you are using a firewall like Norton Internet Security or Zone Alarm then you will need to add an entry in to the allowed programs list/section to allow EasyFreeWebCam to connect to the Internet and upload your image and page. If you don't, you'll end up with 0 byte (almost non existent) files being uploaded that are no use to anybody.

If you are having problems uploading, then turn off the firewall and then try again, if the upload works, then you know that your firewall is blocking the connection some how. Read the firewalls documentation about adding a program to the allowed list.

Also read about passive FTP transfers


Get the latest update to this software
You can get the latest update for EasyFreeWebCam by right clicking the EasyFreeWebCam task-bar icon and selecting 'About'. In there you`ll see a link to download the latest update.


How to get Advanced Settings
You can reach the advances settings area by either RIGHT clicking on the task bar icon and choosing 'Show Advanced Settings' or by going in to the Xtras tab and clicking on the button at the top showing 'Click here for advanced settings...'


How to ONLY UPLOAD on certain days
You can set EasyFreeWebCam to only upload on certain days of the week.

Click on the 'Times' tab of EasyFreeWebCam and then look at the bottom of the main interface. You will see a row of check boxes starting at Mon and ending at Sun. Just check or un check the days you do or don`t want the cam to upload. If you want it to upload on Mondays only, then check Mon and un check all of the others.


Make EasyFreeWebCam load with window
You can make this software load with windows, which will allow it to run as a proper web cam and upload all the time.

Just go in to the 'Xtras' tab and enable the Load Easy Free Web Cam with windows option.


Make preview window FULL SCREEN
If you wish to make the web cam preview window FULL SCREEN, then RIGHT click on the task bar icon for Easy Free Web Cam and select 'Make web cam full screen'.

To go back to normal, select 'Make web cam Normal size' from the right click menu.


Make the software disconnect from the net when done
You can make this software close your Internet connection after uploading an image by going in to the 'Xtras' tab and checking the box that says Disconnect from the Internet....

NOTE: your connection will only be closed if it was started by EasyFreeWebCam


Motion Detection: How to use it
Easy Free Web Cam can be set to upload an image everytime motion is detected.

To enable motion detection, you should click on the 'CAPTURE DEVICE' tab and then CHECK/ENABLE the box that says 'Upload image when motion is detected'.

You can alter the sensitivity of the motion detector by sliding the sensitivity slider Left to increase sensitivity and Right to decrease sensitivity.

TIP: Motion detection is better when used in daylight.

NOTE: When you enable motion detection, the preview window is also activated. You can`t use motion detection without having preview turned on.


Only upload during certain times of the day
You can set EasyFreeWebCam to NOT UPLOAD during (TWO) time periods.

Click on the 'Times' tab at the top of the main Interface and you will be presented with the upload times options.

Just select the time in either box (upload time 1 or upload time 2) that you DONT WANT to upload. E.g. if you don`t want to upload between 8pm and 5am, then you would select 20:00  and  05:00 in the boxes of upload time 1 or 2.

If you want to set TWO DONT upload times, you also use the other upload time section.

Note: This is a registered users feature only.


Playback recorded AVI files
You can play back any recordings that you have made through EasyFreeWebCam by clicking the 'Playback' text in the LEFT HAND wall of the main interface. You can also delete recordings in the playback window too.

Also read this


Record the live video in to an AVI file
You can instantly record what you are seeing in the preview window by click on the LEFT HAND wall of the main Interface where it says 'Record' (you`ll see the mouse icon change to a camera. The recording will last as long as it is defined to in the Advanced settings area under the 'Video Recording' tab (default 20 seconds).

If you wish to stop the recording BEFORE it timeout, then simply click on the Video Camera icon that flashes every 1 second in the 'Capture' tab next to the Capture and upload button.

Also read this


Save the captured image to my hard disk
See also View slideshow

If you want to save the captured image to your hard disk instead (or as well) of up loading it to a web server, then select the 'Local File' tab at the top of the main window.

Now either type in the full path and filename of the .jpg image you want to save everytime an image is captured, or click on the button saying 'Click here to choose the save path' and locate the directory you wish to save the image into. Don`t forget to enter a filename that you want the image to be called.

An example save path would be c:\windows\desktop\image.jpg

Note: If you don`t want to upload the image to a web server, then simply REMOVE the entries from the 'FTP' tab. e.g. remove the ftp address and the user name etc.


select the capture device
To select your particular capture device, click on the Select video source button in the Capture tab at the top.


Set up my FTP web space settings
To upload any image to the Internet, you need some web space.

If you don`t yet have some web space, then go to http://www.msagentsoftware.com/easyfreewebcam/index.html and look for the links for free web space.

If you do already have some web space and know your FTP/UPLOAD settings, then click on the FTP tab.

In here, you will see four main boxes. This is what you need to enter.

In the FTP Upload address box, enter the upload path e.g. upload.myspace.com

In the FTP Login/Username box, you should enter your login or username for the web space (note, this could vary from the normal ISP login details).

In the password box, enter your web space password.

In the Upload directory box, don`t enter anything unless you want the image (and web page) to be uploaded in to a directory within your web space. E.g. if you have a folder in your web space called webcam, then you could  enter webcam in to the Upload directory box. If you are unsure, just don`t enter anything.

If you want an HTML page uploading along with the image, then enable the box that says 'Upload 'easywebcam.html' along with the image'.

What this does is create a web page which links to your image in your web space for people to see. It also shows when the page was uploaded etc..

To view the page, just enter the normal URL to your web space and then add this to the end    /easywebcam.html

Also see the PROXY page

Also read about passive FTP transfers


Streaming images, how to do it
With EasyFreeWebCam, you can stream images on to your web page quite easily. This is NOT available when using our FREE web space (www.easyfreewebcam.com)

POINTS TO NOTE: When streaming, it is advisable to turn ON the preview mode in the 'Capture tab' and turn OFF the Motion Detection feature in the 'Capture Device' tab.

To enable streaming, simply go to the 'Capture' tab and turn DOWN the capture and upload frequency below 1 minute e.g. 30 seconds. Streaming will then be turned on automatically. Streaming mode simply stops EasyFreeWebCam from disconnecting from your FTP server in between uploads.

Don't forget to alter the refresh rate of your web cam page in the 'Web' tab (at the bottom) so that viewer of the web cam will see the image update as fast as you upload it. e.g. if you are uploading every 10 seconds then set the refresh rate to approx. 15 seconds.

Please note, straming is not the same as Live Video Feed using the server feature. Click here


Switch between capture devices on the fly
You can manually switch between capture devices by clicking on the ORANGE buttons at the bottom of the Live Preview window. If you like, you can name these buttons to something relevant to you, this can be done in the Advanced settings are, under the 'Cameras' tab.


Turn on or off the LOGGING (debugging) feature
You can make EasyFreeWebCam log it`s upload procedure in detail for trouble shooting help. Go to the 'X10' tab and then click on the text link at the bottom of that window that says 'Click here to turn logging on or off'.

You will then be told where abouts the log file will be stored, the file itself is called log.txt

If you need help from UK software then it will be VERY helpful if you attach the log file to any emails that you send to us, this way we can see whats going on with the transfer etc..


Turn sound effects on or off
You can turn on or off the sound effects by going in to the 'Xtras' tab and either checking or un checking the box that says 'Use sound effects'


Update the web image straight away
To capture and upload an image on demand, just click on the 'Capture and Upload' button in the Capture tab.


Upload using PASSIVE FTP
By default, EasyFreeWebCam tries to use Passive mode when transferring data etc.

If you wish to turn off Passive FTP then go in to the 'FTP' tab and then UN CHECK the box that says 'Use Passive FTP mode' and vice versa to turn it back on.

If you are behind a firewall or using a NAT then you will almost definitely need to use Passive mode.

Also read about PROXIES


Use a proxy server with EasyFreeWebCam
Before you do anything else, use the Proxy Set-up wizard that is built in to EasyFreeWebCam.

Start EasyFreeWebCam and then click on the FTP tab. Now click on the link text at the bottom of the FTP window that says click here if you need help etc. When you are asked a question, click YES and then enter the relevant information.

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EasyFreeWebCam does work with proxy servers. The first thing to make sure is that you have your proxy configured correct with Internet Explorer (EasyFreeWebCam copies these settings).

Click on START, SETTINGS and then CONTROL PANEL. When your control panel shows, select the 'Internet Options' icon.

You should now see a window with quite a few tabs at the top of it, select the 'Connections' tab. If you are using a LAN then click on the LAN settings button, otherwise select your dial up connection from the list that you see and click on the settings button (not LAN settings..).

Now make sure that your PROXY settings are entered in to the proxy server section and also make sure that 'Use a proxy server' is checked/enabled.

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You may need to use the following format (this works with WinProxy and others)

Start 'EasyFreeWebCam' and go in to the FTP tab at the top.

In the 'FTP Upload Address' box, type in the username of your FTP server followed by an '@' symbol and then the full ftp server address. e.g. if you want to ftp to test.here.com and your username was MrMan then you would enter MrMan@test.here.com

In the password box, enter the password that you need to use with the ftp server that you are logging in to

If you need to complete any of the other boxes then do so now and then do a test capture and upload.

Also read about passive FTP transfers


Use my own HTML page
This feature is only available to registered users.

With EasyFreeWebCam you can either use the built in HTML page that gets uploaded along with you image or make your own. You will need some basic HTML knowledge or know how to use a HTML editor and add an image to a web page.

The image that gets uploaded to your web space is called easywebcam.jpg

The html page that gets uploaded is called easywebcam.html

You DONT need to call your web page easywebcam.html but if you do, make sure you TURN OFF the option in EasyFreeWebCam in the 'FTP' tab that says 'Upload 'easywebcam.html' along with the image'. If you DONT turn this off, then your web page will be overwritten when the cam next uploads.

Okay, all you have to do is create a small HTML page, design it however you like and then insert an image in to it and point it to easywebcam.jpg (if you aren`t keeping the HTML page in the same place as the image, then you`ll need to enter the FULL path to the image location. e.g. http://www.myspace.com/pic/easywebcam.jpg instead of just easywebcam.jpg

Upload your HTML page and then view it with your web browser e.g. Internet Explorer.

Note, some web space providers or ISP will CACHE your image which means it will look as though the image hasn`t been updated even when you know it has. You will need to use some Java or other code to get around this problem. If you look at the source code of our default easywebcam.html page we use some java to refresh the image. We can`t go in to Java programming here though, you will need to learn this yourself.


View a slideshow of captured images
You can view the last 9999 (variable and optional) images that were captured by clicking on the 'Xtras' tab and then clicking on the button that says 'Preview the last * images captured or uploaded'. You will then see a new window appear loaded with image 1 showing.

To view the next image, click on the Next button. The view the previous image, click on the Prev button.

If you wish to see a slideshow of all the images saved, then click on the Slideshow button. You can also alter the speed of the slideshow by moving the slider control at the bottom of the slide show window left or right.

Finally, to alter how many images are saved to hard disk (set to 0 to turn this feature off), go in to the advanced users section and choose the image options tab.


Connecting to your EasyFreeWebCam Server or X10 web panel directly
Easy Free Web Cam has been set up to serve HTML control panels and X10 panels directly to a web browser.

The only problem you may have is getting the current IP address of the computer running EasyFreeWebCam if you don`t already know it. As you may have seen, the uploaded HTML page already has a link to the Live Video Feed and if you have it set up, the X10 web panel, but if you don`t use our HTML page or don`t want to use it, then you`ll need an alternative method of getting your IP Address.

One option is to use a redirection service (usually free of charge), using this method, you download and run a small program that constantly checks your IP Address and uploads it to a redirection service. Then you are given a static URL (web address) that will never change. When you look at that URL, it will redirect you to your current IP address and thus allow you to connect to the EasyFreeWebCam control panel.

Try the following services for a FREE IP redirection.

http://www.no-ip.com   (sign up at http://www.no-ip.com/newUser.php)

or

http://www.dyndns.org  (sign up at https://members.dyndns.org/policy.shtml)

Once you have set up your IP redirection service and know the URL you should be using to get redirected (you`ll be told this when you set up your 1st redirection) then you can do the following

To connect to EasyFreeWebCam and get the start page (or control panel) do the following. This example assumes you know your IP address and it is 111.222.333.444. it also assumes your local PORT is set to 80 (if you have set a different port number in EasyFreeWebCam then you should change 80 to whatever you have chosen).

http://111.222.333.444:80/{startpage}

This will server up a page that allows you to view your Live Video Feed or control your X10 devices.

If you are using a redirection service then do the following. This example assumes your redirection URL is http://webcam.redirectme.net and you are using PORT 80. (if you have set a different port number in EasyFreeWebCam then you should change 80 to whatever you have chosen).

http://webcam.redirectme.net:80/{startpage}

This will server up a page that allows you to view your Live Video Feed or control your X10 devices.


How to - Compensation factor
In the Server tab of the main interface you`ll find the Compensation factor setting.

The compensation faction comes in to action when the live video feed can't deliver the live image fast enough for the receiving machine. The receiving machine then has to wait for X seconds (set by the compensation factor) to see whether the image can be delivered or not.

Try to keep this setting higher than 35 unless you are on a very high speed Internet connection. If you are on a 56K (V90 etc.) connection then try 50 or more.


How to set up your Firewall
If you are using the WindowsXP built in firewall, then you will need to tell it you are running a web server (which is what EasyFreeWebCam uses to stream images to the Internet).

To do this, Click on START, then CONTROL PANEL, then NETWORK CONNECTIONS.

Now find the connection in there that you use to connect to the Internet.. e.g. if you connect using a dial up modem you`ll see the entry in the Dial-Up section. If you connect through a LAN, then you need to find the connection in the LAN or High-Speed Internet section.

RIGHT CLICK on the connection and select PROPERTIES, now select the 'Advanced' tab at the top. If (only if) you have the option 'Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet' selected - click on SETTINGS at the bottom. In the window that appears, make sure you ENABLE/CHECK the option at the bottom 'Web Server (HTTP)'. If another window POPS up when you enable the web server, just click on OK, don`t alter it.

Other firewalls:

There are so many firewalls available now that this chapter would be very very long and probably inaccurate (after a while) if we listed instructions for them all. Here`s the information you need to tell/set your firewall to make EasyFreeWebCam work with it.

The LOCAL PORT that EasyFreeWebCam uses for communications is  80 (eighty).

The name of the program that will appear in the ALERT message from your web cam will be   easywebcam.exe

The PROTOCOL used is only TCP/IP (or just TCP) and not UDP or anything else.

ROUTERS/GATEWAYS:

If you are using a Router or Gateway between your Internet connection and your computer, then you will need to set up PORT FORWARDING. Open the admin screen of your router/gateway and find the Forwarding (or Port Triggering or Port Forwarding) window/area. Then Set the Ext port to 80 (or if you have to set a range, then choose 79 to 81). Choose the protocol TCP. Enter the IP address of your local computer (e.g. 192.168.1.10). Apply the settings and optionally re boot the computer.


Live Video Feed
EasyFreeWebCam has a built in web server which allows you to STREAM images to your visitors/viewers.

By default the server is running and ready to receive incoming connections (please see the firewall settings).

To test your connection to your server, select the 'Server' tab in the EasyFreeWebCam interface and then click on 'Click here to test your Live Video Feed'. EasyFreeWebCam will then try to find your REAL IP address then it will try to connect to your computer via the real IP address. If this fails, you will be notified. Either way you will then see a window open in your web browser and an attempt to connect to your server will be made using the preview window that visitors/viewers will use.

The server will automatically be turned OFF during normal web space uploads and then re started after the upload is complete.

To disable the server, select the 'Xtras' tab in the main interface and then click on the top button to go in to the Advanced settings area. Now click on the Server/URL tab and disable the server from there.

THINGS TO CHECK to get the best out of your live video feed.

1] You have your image set to a SMALL resolution e.g. 320x240

2] You have the live feed compression set in Advanced settings (MISC settings) to something like 70%

3] Don't have other Internet hungry programs running whilst trying to get the feed working. (like Kazzaa etc.)


STEALTH MODE!!


Information
Easy Free Web Cam has a feature called 'Stealth Mode'.

If you have ever needed to run a web cam but have it completely hidden from view whilst in use then you need Stealth Mode.

Stealth Mode is password protected, when you first try to use it, you`ll be asked to set up a password and a password reminder in case you forget what it is.

To enter stealth mode, either click on the 'Enter stealth mode' button which is in the Capture tab of the main interface or RIGHT click on the task bar icon and select 'Enter stealth mode' from the list that appears.

What happens when you are in stealth mode:

First of all the task bar icon changes in to a red cone, this is simply to disguise EasyFreeWebCam and make it look like a

completely different program that`s running.

If you are using a registered version, all sounds are suppressed to avoid people hearing when a picture is taken and an upload is completed etc..

If you are using the server (on as default) then the 'Whos Watching you' window won`t appear to show who`s watching your live stream.

There are other things that happen in stealth mode, but the main things are listed above.

To come out of stealth mode, you need to RIGHT click on the red cone and then enter your password.


X10 Home Automation support


information
Using EasyFreeWebCam (with the server feature enabled: default)

If you have a compatible X10 (Home Control or Active Home) computer Interface e.g. model CM11 (usa), HD11A, CM12U (uk) or CM17A (firecracker) and at least one appliance or dimmer module then you will be able to control your home appliances via the Internet using EasyFreeWebCam.

Click on the X10 tab in the main EasyFreeWebCam interface and check the check box for the type of X10 interface you are using. Then click on 'Click here to set up your X10 devices' to start setting up your modules. Once your devices are set up in EasyFreeWebCam, you`ll find a link to your X10 web panel on the uploaded HTML page.

Setting up your devices:

You can set up all of your X10 devices for your housecode, simply click on the button marked 'Click here to set up your X10 device' and you'll see a new window with various entry boxes.

Next to each Deivce ID type in the NAME of the appliance that corresponds to the device ID. E.g. if you have a dimmer module set up as device 1 then you may enter something like  'Main Room Lamp'.

If you wish the device to be shown via the web control panel then click on the 'Show?' check box next to the device, otherwise the device won`t be visible or controllable via the Internet.

Advanced users:

To connect to your X10 web panel via the Internet, you need to know your computers IP address and the port EasyFreeWebCam is running on (80 by default).. To log in, use the following format for the URL

http://your.ip.address:port/{control}

so if your IP address was 111.222.333.444 and the server was running on port 80 you would use

http://111.222.333.444:80/{control}     (yes, you need to include the {} brackets in the URL)

The uploaded HTML page that gets uploaded with EasyFreeWebCam contains the direct link to your X10 control panel.

If you have set a stealth password (try to enter stealth mode to see whether you have set one), then you will be required to enter this before you can access your X10 control panel. Read more about stealth here

Also read this


Turn on a device BEFORE an image is captured
EasyFreeWebCam has an advanced feature where you can trigger (turn on) a module just before an image is captured, then turn the module off again. This is ideal if you take images at night and need to turn on a light for example.

To enable a device to trigger, click on the X10 tab in the main interface, then click on 'Click here to set up your X10 devices' and finally make sure the item(s) you wish to trigger have the 'Trigger' check box - checked (ticked) to enable that device to trigger.


See your web cam using your WAP mobile phone


Is your web site WAP compatible?
To view a wap page from your web site, your site has to be able to server (deliver) wap pages.

At the time of writing this help file, not many web sites are wap compatible, but you can get free space which is.

First of all, go here to test your current web space for WAP compatibility. >  http://www.gelon.net/dev/#servercheck

If your site is NOT compatible, you will be shown how to manipulate your web space (not all servers can do this) to enable wap compatibility. The main entries you need to add are these:

AddType text/vnd.wap.wml wml

AddType image/vnd.wap.wbmp wbmp

If you want some FREE wap web space, then try the following sites.

http://www.wapdrive.com/

http://wappy.to/

http://tagtag.com/


Setting up the WAP feature
To upload a wap page and image using Easy Free Web Cam, you need to enter your FTP details again in to the 'Wap image' tab in Easy Free Web Cam.

Even if you are using the same FTP site for your wap image, you still need to re enter the details in the wap section.

When you have entered your details, try doing an upload and watch the status bar at the bottom of Easy Free Web Cam. You will see whats happening there.


Viewing your WAP page using your mobile phone
Once you have uploaded your WAP page and image using Easy Free Web Cam, you can then view it using your mobile phone.

Please be aware that WAP images are 2 bit, which means the pixels are either BLACK or WHITE, there are no greyscale options. This severely limits the clarity of the image, but so long as you set the brightness control to a good level, you should be able to get good results.

The Easy Free Web Cam wap page is called    cam.wml

Open your micro brower using your mobile phone and enter your normal web address that you would use. Now add /cam.wml to the end of it. You should see your web cam.

If you don`t see your web cam, then one of the following could be the cause. 1] Your server or web space provider doesn`t support WAP. 2] The image size is too big, lower the image size, upload and try again.


Add your webcam image to your own HTML page
It's quite a simple process to add your uploaded web cam image to your own HTML web page. We use some java script to make sure that the image gets updated as it should.

Things you will need to know before you can proceed.

The full URL to your image (e.g. http://www.myspace.com/images/easywebcam.jpg)

How to edit an HTML document (you can use Notepad if you don't have an HTML editor installed).

How to copy and paste (RIGHT click and select COPY on this page to copy - and RIGHT click and select PASTE in your own document to paste)

Lets get started:

Open your own HTML document (the one that you need to add your image to). You will need to be in HTML mode (in Front Page, select the page you need and then click on the HTML tab at the bottom of the screen). If you are unsure, then open the document using Notepad or Wordpad which are installed with Windows.

At the top of the text (html code), locate the <HEAD> tag.

Now copy the text below and paste it JUST AFTER the <HEAD> tag

<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">

<script language="JavaScript">

function refreshIt() {

 if (!document.images) return;

 document.images['myCam'].src = 'xxFULL_IMAGE_URLxx?' + Math.random();

 setTimeout('refreshIt()',10000);

}

</script>

NOTE: You will need to replace the text xxFULL_IMAGE_URLxx with the full URL to your web cam image. (WARNING.. DO NOT DELETE THE '?' after the URL text)

Now look further down the page and locate the <BODY> tag.

Add the following text ON TO the body tag (do not delete the text you currently have) so that it changes from

<body>

to:

<body onLoad=" setTimeout('refreshIt()',10000)">

Nearly there now:

You now need to locate where abouts in your document you want your image to appear. When you have found the location, copy and paste the following code in to the place you want your image to appear.

<img border="0" src="xxFULL_IMAGE_URLxx" name="myCam">

NOTE: Once again you will need to replace the text xxFULL_IMAGE_URLxx with the full URL to your web cam image. (there isn't a '?' symbol to worry about in this bit of code).

Don't forget to turn off the HTML page upload feature in EasyFreeWebCam - Go in to the FTP tab in the main interface and turn off the 'Upload easywebcam.html along with the image' check box.

That's it:

Now save the page and then open it using your web browser.

Here's an example HTML page, assuming the full image url is http://www.uk-software.com/testcam/easywebcam.jpg (this is a working url if you want to try it).

<html>

<head>

<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">

<script language="JavaScript">

function refreshIt() {

 if (!document.images) return;

 document.images['myCam'].src = 'http://www.uk-software.com/testcam/easywebcam.jpg?' + Math.random();

 setTimeout('refreshIt()',10000);

}

</script>

<title>My demo web cam page</title>

</head>

<body onLoad=" setTimeout('refreshIt()',10000)">

Here it is

<BR>

<img border="0" src="http://www.uk-software.com/testcam/easywebcam.jpg" name="myCam">

<BR>

My image will refresh every 10 seconds

</body>

</html>


Getting your Live Video Feed working
Getting your Live Video Feed working.

THINGS TO CHECK before proceeding.

1] You have your image set to a SMALL resolution e.g. 320x240 (you can increase it when it`s working)

2] You have the live feed compression set in Advanced settings (MISC settings) to something like 70%

3] Don't have other Internet hungry programs running whilst trying to get the feed working. (like Kazzaa etc.)

Here are a few steps which you should take if you are having problems viewing the live feed from EasyFreeWebCam.

The main thing to remember here is that MOST of us are given a different IP address (e.g. 213.123.324.1) every time we log on to the Internet (this does apply to DSL people too!) so you have to make sure you have done a 'Capture and Upload' in EasyFreeWebCam BEFORE you or somebody else tries to watch your live feed.

Step 1: If you are using a ROUTER (if you don't know what this is, then the odds are you aren't using one) then you should be aware that not all routers allow you to connect into your router using your external IP address if you are already on the LAN (connected to the Internet via the router already). If you are using a router, then ask somebody who is not using the router or even in the same building to look at your live feed.

Step 2: FIREWALLS! Firewalls are great things for protection, but more often than not then block out good people too. This is how it works, when somebody tries to look at your Live Feed, your firewall jumps in to action and does the job it's supposed to, block them out.. You need to tell your firewall that incoming connections to your IP address on PORT 80 (most important) are okay and should be allowed. You will need to read the help file of your firewall to learn how to allow incoming connections or set a rule. If you are asked whether it's a TCP or UDP connection, select both or as a minimum select TCP.

Step 3: Is the server feature running? In EasyFreeWebCam click on the MENU text in the left hand border and select 'Show Advanced Settings'. Now click on the Server/URL tab at the top of the new window. Make sure that the 'Enable the built in web server' option is enabled/checked, also make sure 'Use external IP address' is also checked and finally make sure the local port option is set to '80'.

Now close the advanced settings window and then click on the 'Server' tab on the main EasyFreeWebCam interface. Click on the 'Click here to test live feed' button (it might be wise to turn off any firewalls at this point just while you are testing).

If you are using a router and get a message saying it can only find your local IP address then don't worry too much as long as you do see the live video feed working.

You should by now see your Live Video Feed working and updating approx every 1 to 5 seconds depending on Internet traffic and your connection speed.

If you don't see your feed working by now, as a last resort, try this:

Click on the MENU link at the left hand side and then select 'Advanced settings' from the menu that appears. When the new window appears, click on Server/URL tab and then change the PORT setting in there from the default (80) to 8010.

If you are using a router, you`ll need to alter your port forwarding to forward port 8010 (instead of 80) to your local IP address (the IP of the computer you are using). Now re start the software and see if it`s working.

If you STILL do not see the feed working and ARE using a router, then you should ready the tutorial about setting up your router to allow the connection through to the correct machine on your LAN. Click here


How to add the Live Feed to your HTML page
You can add the Live Video Feed to your own HTML page, but it`s not an easy task. You`ll need to know a little about IP addresses and how they work.

To find out your current IP address, look at http://www.uk-software.com/cgi-bin/WhatsMyIp.cgi

If that doesn`t come up with anything then you need to look at http://www.uk-software.com/cgi-bin/WhatsMyOtherIp.cgi

How to add the Live Video Feed to your own web page

The first most important thing to try to understand is that you MUST (ESSENTIAL) know your IP address to use this feature. When you do an upload using EasyFreeWebCam your current IP address is updated on your web cam page, allowing the Live Video feed to function properly.

If your internet provider uses Dynamic IP allocation (your IP address changes frequently or infrequently) then you will need to use a DNS/IP forwarding service like www.dyndns.org (there are others too). This gives you a permanent address that never changes (e.g. my-username.dyndns.org) that points to your REAL IP address. Please use your provided URL in place of your IP address in the examples below if you are using one of these services.

In the following examples, you should replace ip-address with either your REAL IP address or your URL that you have been provided by a DNS/IP redirection service. Also if you are using a different PORT than the default port in EasyFreeWebCam (default is 80) then you will need to change the 80 that follows your IP address in the code below.

E.g. if your IP is 213.123.43.2 and you are using port 8080 then you would use 213.123.43.2:8080 as your IP replacement below (you must include the colon between the IP and port)

E.g. if your IP is 128.1.2.32 and you haven't altered the port, then you would use 128.1.2.32:80 as your IP replacement  below (you must include the colon between the IP and port)

E.g. If you are using a DNS forwarding service and they gave you hello.dyndns.org and you hadn't altered the port, then you would use hello.dyndns.org:80 as your ip replacement below. (you must include the colon between the IP and port)

Here is the code

Open your HTML page either using your usual HTML editor or by using Notepad that comes with Windows. Now locate the <head> tag (not the </head> tag) and copy the following code JUST AFTER the tag.

Don't forget to replace ip-address in this code

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

cnt=0;

frq=1500;

waitf=40;

lps=0;

url='http://ip-address';

imgno = Math.round(Math.random()*358315);

image1 = new Image();

image1.src = url + '/stream.jpg?' + imgno;

function GetIT() {

 if (image1.complete) {

  document.images['1A2cvB'].src = image1.src

  cnt=0;

  imgno = Math.round(Math.random()*215815);

  image1 = new Image();

  image1.src = url + '/stream.jpg?' + imgno;

  waitf = 15;

  lps=0;

  status='';

  setTimeout('GetIT()',frq);

 } else {

  cnt++;

  waitf = 40;

  if (cnt >= waitf) {

   status='TWO';

   lps++;

   if (lps < 4) {

    status='THREE';

    document.images['1A2cvB'].src = 'http://www.easyfreewebcam.com/offline.gif'

    setTimeout('GetIT()',frq);

   } else {

    document.images['1A2cvB'].src = 'http://www.easyfreewebcam.com/dead.gif'

    if (lps > 7) {window.close();}

    setTimeout('GetIT()',1200);

   }

   cnt = 0;

   waitf = 10;

  } else {

   if (cnt > 6) {

     imgno = Math.round(Math.random()*152815);

     image1 = new Image();

     image1.src = url + '/stream.jpg?' + imgno;

     cnt = 0;

   }

   setTimeout('GetIT()',frq);

  }

 }

}

</script>

Now you need to add the following code exactly where you want your web cam image to appear anywhere on your page (this should be in between the open <body> tag and the close </body> tags)

<img border='0' src='http://www.easyfreewebcam.com/offline.gif' name='1A2cvB'>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

setTimeout('GetIT()', 10);

</SCRIPT>

Now close the file, make sure EasyFreeWebCam is running and open the web page using your usual Internet Browser (like Internet Explorer).


How to set up your router for the Live Video Feed
This tutorial explains the basics about setting up your router to work with EasyFreeWebCam and hopefully enable to built in Live Video server to work.

Generally speaking if you aren't connected to a LAN (local area network) and using a router, then you won't need to read any more on this page.

Step 1:

You need to find out the local IP address of the computer that you are running EasyFreeWebCam on.

If you are running windows XP or 2000 then try this. In Windows, click on START then RUN and type in CMD then press OK.

In the new window that appears, type in ipconfig and then press ENTER

If you are using Windows98 or ME then try this. In Windows, click on START, RUN and then type in winipcfg and press ENTER.

In the new box that appears, from the drop down list at the top choose the name of the network card/adaptor that you use for your internet connection.

Whichever method you followed above you should now see your IP address shown which might look something like 192.168.1.2 - write it down for the next step. ALSO make a note of the default gateway address for the next step.

Step 2:

You now need to log in to the admin section of your router, they all differ so you'll need to read the user manual or ask the manufacturer for help but try doing something like this:

Open your web browser (Internet Explorer etc.) and type in http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1

If you followed Step 1, then you will have seen a setting called Gateway or default gateway, this is probably the address of your router so you should open http://DEFAULT_GATEWAY_ADDRESS (replace this with the ip address of your default gateway).

You will probably be asked for a username and password, look in the manual for your router for this info, you don't always need to enter the username, just the password with some routers.

Step 3:

When you are in the admin area of your router, you will need to look around all the settings and try to find one called PORT FORWARDING, or PORTS, or anything that mentions ports or redirection etc.

When you find the port forwarding section, in the IP address box, enter the IP address of your computer as discovered in step 1.

If you have the option of TCP/UDP check them both or just one if you don't see both options.

In the PORT range box or boxes enter either just 80 if you only see one box or if you see two boxes (from and to) enter 80 in both boxes. NOTE: If you have altered the default port setting in EasyFreeWebCam then enter your chosen port number in here instead of 80.

Make sure you click on SAVE or APPLY or just make sure the settings get saved and then close your browser.

Finished:

That's it, if you have followed these steps right, then you should now be able to have people view your live video feed from anywhere in the world over the internet.

NOTE: Some routers (like mine, a NetGear router) WILL NOT! allow you to view content on your LAN using your external IP address if you are on the same LAN. So basically if you are trying watch your live video feed on the same LAN as EasyFreeWebCam is on, then you won't see it, it will look as though something is wrong, but it isn't. Get a friend to look at the feed or ask somebody in a newsgroup to take a look and check it's working.

You may also like to read about Getting your Live Video Feed working. Click Here.


Troubleshooting..


Winsock is blocking communications
If you keep getting the error message 'Winsock is blocking communications' then please read this section.

1] Are you using Dial Up networking BUT! also have a LAN (network) connection too.

 This is the most common problem when you are trying to use dial up and a LAN at the same time.

 Please make sure you have the following set right.

 Go in to CONTROL PANEL (in windows) and then select Internet Options.

 Navigate to the 'Connections' tab

 Now MAKE SURE that the Always dial my default connection setting is checked/enabled (or at least the Dial whenever a  network connection is not present)

 Now re boot your computer and try to up load again.

2] Are you using Dial Up Networking and DONT have a LAN connection at all.

 Go in to CONTROL PANEL (in windows) and then select Internet Options.

 Navigate to the 'Connections' tab

 Now MAKE SURE that the Always dial my default connection setting is checked/enabled

 Now re boot your computer and try to up load again.

3] Are you using a firewall?

 If you are using a firewall then you MUST allow Easy Free Web Cam

 to access the Internet through it. Either read the instructions about

 allowing programs access rights or speak to your systems admin about it.


Can I remove the adverts from the main window of EasyFreeWebCam?
As you may be aware, Easy Free Web Cam is supported by advertising. The advertising includes the banners that you see on the main interface just at the bottom, the advertisements that you see on the uploaded  html page, also at the bottom and the banner that appears in the uploaded image. This banner alternates between 'Visit www.uk-software.com' and the 'uploaded xx on xx' banner.

If you wish to REMOVE the above banners completely, then you may purchase a license from UK Software which mean instead of us getting exposure or revenue from adverts, you pay us $19.99 and don't show any more adverts at all. You can however choose to keep the little banner that is printed on to the uploaded image to show the users when your image was uploaded, the 'visit www.uk-software.com' banner will no longer show though.


Can I use this software with a proxy?
EasyFreeWebCam does work with proxies. It also has a proxy setup wizard build it.

Click here for more.


Empty files and image are being uploaded
If your uploaded files and images are 0 bytes in size or non existent then you are probably running a firewall that is blocking the upload of the image and web page. Click here for more informaiton.


I am behind a firewall at the moment, is there any way I can upload the image using FTP to my web server?
FTP is the standard way to upload files and is the way that EasyFreeWebCam uploads files already. You will have to ask your system aministrator to allow your computer to access the FTP port. Basically your firewall is blocking all outgoing requests to the FTP port (which is like a channel to the Internet, email uses a different channel, www pages use a different one etc.). The FTP port used by EasyFreeWebCam is 21


When I click on 'Capture and Upload' I get the message; Save failed, can't upload (or similar). Why do I get this?
There could be a few reasons for this one, firstly; make sure that the software is installed properly, try re installing the software. Secondly; make sure you can see a preview of your camera in the main interface. If you can't see a preview or at least a still picture from your camera, then the software will give you this error.